The Joplin tornado traveled 22.1 miles.
The cost of damage from the Joplin tornado amounted to $2.8 billion.
The Joplin Tornado hit at about 5:41 pm and lasted for 38 minutes, spending about 14 minutes in the city of Joplin.
The Joplin tornado killed 158 people. The City of Joplin has a population of about 50,000 and the tornado destroyed about 1/3 of the city. So that means about 17,000 were impacted by the tornado, nearly all of whom survived.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 injured an estimated 1,150 people and killed 158.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 killed 158 people. This ranks it as the 7th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
No tornado hit Joplin, Missouri in 2012. However, Joplin was devastated by an EF5 tornado on May 22, 2011. That tornado directly killed 158 people, the deadliest to hit the U.S. since 1947. Three or four other people died due to indirect effects.
The 2011 Joplin tornado had peak winds estimated at 225-250 mph (362-402 km/h).
Countless thousands. It is doubtful that data is kept on this. Most tornadoes are weak and rarely cause deaths or injuries even when they damage property. Looking at data from some of the worst tornadoes, such as the Joplin tornado, the number of homes damage or destroyed is far greater than the number killed or injured.
A total of 158 people died as a direct result of injuries inflicted by the tornado and at least 4 others died from indirect effects. At least 1,150 survivors were injured. The tornado also destroyed about 7,000 homes and businesses. Many people had to deal with financial losses and psychological trauma.
The Joplin tornado did not cause extensive ground scouring as some EF5 tornadoes do, but it still destroyed many thousands of trees and man-made structures and scoured pavement from parking lots. About a quarter of the buildings in Joplin suffered some degree of damage.
there were 2,027 injuries from the Tri-State tornado.